Monday, October 31, 2011

October Book List

Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson (Kindle app)The Secret Life by (Kindle app)Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner (paperback-gift from Amy!!)

Recommended: I had such high hopes for Robopocalypse. The sample I downloaded from Amazon was awesome! The premise of the story is right up my alley: a computer mind takes over the world and begins exterminating humans! Wow! But a lot of it got bogged down in tech and military jargon, and the big confrontation at the end was just quiet. But it was still a cool book. Steven Spielberg is making a movie based on it in the next couple of years. I'm interested to see who they cast, as there was an amazing racial/ethnic diversity in the book.

Jennifer Weiner is still one of my favourite authors. She writes good characters, and a nice emotional story. This was another nice book from her.

Not recommended: None. The Secret Life is a fairly simple "romance" - which I'm not totally in to - but it was still okay.

Re-Read: None this month. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has been sitting beside my bed for weeks now, but I haven't made it much past the first chapter or so.

I definitely fell behind this month. I've been so busy with other things, that I just haven't had the energy to do any reading.

Hey, I'm Lisa, and I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with my son and partner. I have been blogging for over 12 years, and while my focus has shifted over time, you can always expect to find bits about art, adventures, feminism, fashion, goal setting, and the (many) books I am reading.